Associations Between 1980 U.S. Mortality Rates and Alternative Measures of Airborne Particle Concentration

Özkaynak, Halûk; D. Thurston, George

doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.1987.tb00482.x

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Associations Between 1980 U.S. Mortality Rates and Alternative Measures of Airborne Particle Concentration

Published in Risk Analysis • Dec 1, 1987

Authors:

Halûk Özkaynak

George D. Thurston

Abstract

We analyzed the 1980 U.S. vital statistics and available ambient air pollution data bases for sulfates and fine, inhalable, and total suspended particles. Using multiple regression analyses, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the association between various particle measures and total mortal...

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Environmental science

Particle (ecology)

Coal combustion products

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